I’ve been growing culinary sage for about fifteen years in the garden. It grows easily in my yard and doesn’t ask for anything–that’s why it has lasted this long. Several years ago, I took a bunch of cuttings when I pruned the original mother plant and I later planted the cuttings in another garden.

The plant has attractive leaves with a greyish bloom and nice texture. They set some blue-purple flowers in the summer. Of course, the fact that we can pick our own sage leaves and add them to any recipe comes in very handy. We use them a lot over Thanksgiving!

Future plans for these plants are to keep them trimmed and enjoy their nice contrasts and distinctive flavor.